The Sun. — London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY AND THE BANK ftt.TPT in common with our fellow subjects in general, we arc very little disposed to be contented with the Court of Chancery, its practices and•principles. - We feel that the system it"; wrong in very many particulars, rind -evils of area and astoutiding feature have resulted from it. At the same time, howevei, we are aslittle disposed to visit these faults`upou the Lord ,Chancel lor, or to hold him responsible for all or even any put of the evils that have sprung .from this fertile source. . . It has been advanced, that the Lord Chancellor bad authority, without the,interference of the Legislature, • to correct, by rules,,the malpractices of the Court, and to reader:his jurisdiction more efficient in the attain - meat of substantial equity between Man and roan. 'This position cannot 7be - denied, but then, on the other hand, it may 'be asked, with what grace could the 'Lord Chancellor, on his own indi -vidual authority, interfere to subvert the ancient system of the Court, :and to overthrow its practice established and acted upon .so long, . and through so many ages. It must be obvious, ;that the exercise of such authority would have brought down upon his Lordship all the wrath of the .nation, and with this additional feature, that had he done so, he would have deserved all that, could have been urged agalust him. To be sure on this ground •the Lord Chan' cellar has little to choose, for even now when mea sures of alleviation are proposed by competent au thority, the Learned Lord is made the butt of the vulgar -and the ignorant, and we will defy the bitterest •of his enemies under any circumstances to invent more malevolent calumnies, or use greater exertions, to vilify and blacken his character, who is one of the oldest, as well as one of the 'most deserVing, of the public -servants. If this Lordship adheres to those old fa shioned doctrines, under the influence of which this .country has grown up and prospered, is it to be won .dered at ? :Is. it marvellous, we say, that the Learn -ed Lord should be sceptical, when their evil tendency asserted, and 'throw himself between the sound y .rinciples of former times and the threatened - innova ,.tion, which, 'however good, has not the sanction of ,experience to justify its adoption or uphold its force. 'We are 'ready to admit that the Lord Chancellor has sometimes stood between the public and A good mea sure ; but then he ought not to be blamed for this -conscientious interference, which, if it does not entitle him to our approbation, at least would call for some 'thing better than unmeasured abuse. But the disposition of the public to look upon the ICourt of Chancery as a Court perpetually working -Avil has been greatly abused, for the same spirit of 'finding fault has been extended to every branch of its jurisdiction with' which-the public is at all .acquainted, and the whole bodily ,condemned as entirely bad. In this general condemnation ,we find ourselves put able to join, and we wish therefore to lift .up our yoke against it ; for i►► truth, though bad in part, this Court has points about it of great value, and, we hold the Bankrupt jurisdiction tis lone of these. That even this is defective in part we are ready.to admit, but the alteration proposed the Chancery Commissioners will, we think, go far to correct the evil, and take away at once all,objec tions to this part of the equitable jurisdiction of the Lord Chancellor. The proposition is to select a body of ten from the present 'Coniinissioners of Bank- rupts, ,for , the,,purpose of sitting as Commissioners .Of Appeal from the decisions of all London Com nissioners, a plan by which a great deal of time will he saved to the Judge presiding in the Court of Chancery, and which time may be occu pied in getting through the InoN .regular business the Court. it has been objected that 14 lists of Commissioners is far too great a number, and that these lists bave been extended only with a , view to in- .crease the patronage of the Lord Chancellor, and place at his disposal an additional quantity of valuable , offices. However this may be, we mean to contend, -that 14 lists of Commissioners is by no means too .many, and we appeal to any person who has visited the New Court of the, 'Corniu'issioners, whether 'there was , not ample occupation fur the whole number ? They will there perceive that the num ber of commissions proceeding in at once he fore one 'list. of Commissioners, precludes almost all p.ossibility of doing justice to each party,' and we •think it may be very truly advanced, that if the prov. ing Of a debt were not,a matter of course, and very -easily accomplished, would be totally impracticable to get through the business at all. The necessity of some one to preside and judge between the creditors and bankrupt, in the-first instance,. and afterwards be lween them and parties thinning to be creditors, is Obvious. We confess then we know of no -better method than that at present acted upoh, unless a permanent Commission should be established to sit like the in solvent Court, but we trust 'w►th more advantage and }ess expence to the nation. This ;would to our judg ment-be ,a great improvement,. especially as 'in that case the business of the Insolvent Court 'could be einitied with.it, and thus atford•opperttnity of destroy ing an establishment, which to say the very least of it, as a,disgrace to the nation, and to the officers con ii,eted with it. When the full benefits of -this .tiew Court 9f Appeal shall have been felt we do not despair that this-plan inayle -adopted, :for we feel wonviricad that it only reguiresyractice and experience to display at at once the groat and inandlald advantages of thi s new jurisdiction. We AikOtlid deSire, therefore, to see this re-1 c a4mrne/uhtion of the Chancery Conunis,imie rs f u ll y i. e. civilized and acted upon ; and, although it i s pe wished that they had imrried'their , enquiries and I . 6 ,, osnynen d at i yn i 3 a little further, and had probed the wound a f little deeper, we •moverthele.ss can forgive them, 'teeing they have rhatle the first steps in the grand vtArk; 'and, recominolded the eitablishinent of Couti4)f.Appe . i4 BanktuPtcY. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Dr. Paris delivered his fourth Lecture yesterday afternoon, at the. Royal College of Physicians. The subject vas the Prussic Acid, and the - Liquefaction of the different Gases. He entered into an historical ac count of the successive discoverieS, by which the nature of Prussie, or Hydrocyanic acid, has been Ilnally developed ; and-he xhibited its compound in 'flamnalebasis in a gaseous form. The diagrams which were displayed on this occasion were beautifidly illustra tive of the changes which those compounds - undergo that are active in producing, this body. He then pro .ceeded to explain the operation by which bodies, long considered as permanently elastic gases, may be re-' duced into a liquid state. He .showed sulphurous acid, carbonic acid, 'miriade acid, and ammonia, - in such states ; and, exhibited a table descriptive of the pressure which was, required in.each:case to effect the liquefaction. He stated that the carbonic acid was under a pressure of 46,.::end nitrous 'oxide gas under that of .56 atmospheresi An explosion must have; levelled some of the most distinguished members of the profession in the dust ; and we should have been. terrified at the exhibition, had not our confidence in the prudence of the lecturer fortifiettour nerves. In, speaking of the discovery of the liquefaction of, those gases, Dr. Paris offered some remarks, the sub-: stance of which we are inclined to introduce. He said that he was present during the first experiments, l and was 'therefore induced to observe, that those state ments in the different journals, which would seem to divide the honour of -the discovery, were incorrect., In short, the Doctor was not anxious to secure for I.Mr. Faraday the undivided honour of the research, and we think he succeeded in his object. • PRIZE CHRONOMETERS. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, with! a view of affording the utmost possible aid, to naviga-• tion, and encouragement to the mechanic arts, have instituted two annual prizes, for the two best chrono meters that could be produced, viz. 3001. for the best,• providing the error of • its mean . daily rate, when doubled, added to the mean of its extreme variation, shall not exceed six seconds ; and 2001. for the second best, providing its errors, on the same principle., shall not exceed ten seconds, after twelve months trial at .the Royal Observatory, Greenwich ; each competitor being allowed to put in two ; and from the Monthly Reports, it appears that f o rty-eight were admitted on' . trial on the Ist of May, 1825. By the following official documents from the Royal Observatory, it ap pears that the two prizes .have been awarded to Mr. J. M. French *, Royal Exchange, his chronometers haring far exceeded in accuracy any thing on record. 20' The variation of No. -, entitled to the first prize, 3912 having been only six tenths of a second in the twelve months on its mean daily rate ; three tenths,during the last , nine months.; and under . one tenth of a second during the last four months of the trial ; and No. 975, entitled to the second prize, varied less than a second during the twelve months. This is a triumph alike honourable to the mechanic arts and to the Government that appreciates it. The Mean Daily Rate, and Extreme Variations of Two Chrono naet..lrs, by Mr. J. M. French, of the Royal Exchange, dur ing their Trial at the Royal Observatory, from May I, 1525, to May 1,, 1880. No. 973. Ex.tuniesof Tertmera. cure at Nuen. Extramel Varl4. tton." Moan . 18125.-May June - July - August . September October November December 1920—Jtinuary Febru,ry Dlhreti April ds. 1 4 , 1 4 4, :u 4,14 4,43 4, 50 4, 65 4, 57 4,36 4,5! 4,53 4,5 i 4,50 Seconds. 4,3 1,7 1,0 1,4 U, 2 1, 2 1, g 1, 4 2, 2 1, at 1,5 1, 1 Seconds. t 2,71 2, 53 I, Ot • 2, 50' ft, 50 1,.79 2, El 2 2, 51 2, 20 1, 97 2, 07 2,20 Deg. Deg. &I to S 4 75i 51 fit 63 7G-43 74 -. CO 64 -. 45 55-3 y . 53-30 45 ..- 25 51 N 9 60-39 CO ... 45 The two annual premiums of 3001, and 2001. have this year been awarded to Mr.. J. M. French, for the above .two chro. nometere.—Royal Obiervatory,.May, 12, 1620. ,Ruyal Observatory, May 15, 1826. Stn—liaring transmitted to my Lords Commie/slows of the Admiralty • report on •.the ..merit of ehionorueters on the late trial, their Lordships have been. pleased to approve of the two annual premiums of 8001. and 2001. being given for your 20 chronometers, No. ---,--- and 974, and, by your enclosing me a 5912 bill for the same, it will be forwarded for payment. 6 ' I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, for J. Pond, F..sq. (Signal) " 1110:11AS TAYLOR. " Mr. J. M. French, Royal Exchange." " This gentleman has obtained three out of the four prize in two successive years. _ Extreme tton. Seconds. PNEUMATIC ENGINE. At an early hour yesterday morniig, the applica tion.of Mr. Brown's newly invented pneumatic engine for propelling a carriage against the ascent of a sharp acclivity, 'was successfully tried upon the steepest part Of 'ShoOter's-lii.ll. .The place chosen for this trial, was where the ascent gains 13 ' inches: in 12 feet, and where . the. sandy surface of the 'new made road, by affording a yielding and clogging bed for coach-wheels, presented 'every obstacle to.the •suceess of such an ex periment. Notwithstanding these local disadvan tages, Mr. Brown's engine, which was , constructed upon.a fourwheeled body,‘ steadily conquered ;the ascent, .and established its 'extraordinary power to move onwards against the impediment of a pre cipitous surface. Its power of .motion upon .a level plain,was never denied ; but; until .this experiment de rhonstrated the fact, many contendedthat it could hot surmount perpendicular 'resistance. 'We Could not learn exactly the weight'of the machine; but as it cended the hill sevenpersons sat on the 'shafts; With gut: .making by their incuiribrance .ally perceptible alteration., in its 'thotiorh , - Some sailors, who were accidentally passing 'at the time, iiirounded the en gine, and expressed their amitzenierif at itS' ling power, and being better 'Adapts in the Production of' fun than .of "machinery, they placed. a young ehitnney,sweeper who was' cairght on -the spot; upon the board corresponding - with the coach:box, and . (41i= ferred upon 'the little' urchin thilionoUr *hid' in the dark ages would have devoted'his bones to-the flames instead_:of.the -chimney, of being time first conductor of a heavily Warr vehicle up Shociter'vhill Withontilie agency of horses. The power which is capable of . practical- •applieltion by the' piinciple of this engine appears very Considerable, and its steady momentum at the, very instant of starting showed the certainty of its action The ,steam;trignit can only be applied to aid 'inediarrical .-upon a slightly inclined" plain, and with the 'aid .of rail-road ; while 'this P n6 uniatiC . inYerition . wo,rks .at ,once: vp.on such a road as we have described, notwithstanding the . zouginset impedim en t s . There. appears to be one important advantage which the principle of this engine has Over any otherthat science has hitherto supplied for pra_et__64l; p urposes - o f t h e . sa me nature: The o ccurrepce -of Attiden't cannot possibly attended be T with danger. The force of a steam-engine necessarily depending upon its expansive properties,-is capable of producing considerable mischief in the event of any untoward explosion ; but the pneumatic engine, de riving its power from the atmospheric air, only exposes the cylinder, under any circumstances, to the pressure of its action externally. The cylinder, from any weak ness of the'material, or inequality in its circumference, might have its surface bulged inwards from the- external atmospheric pressure, or become squeezed into a shapeless tube, but there cannot be any explosion, or scattering expuhion of its fractured parts. The ex periment, to a mere observer, was certainly curious and satisfactory ; and so far as the power of ascent was involved, was clearly demonstrated. It is for scientific persons, who have leisure for these pursuits, toystimate and .assign the degree of me* of the in - venture Iktean D.4ily Rate. IRISH DUELS. By the Toflowing extract from an Iri h paper, it would appear -that the SHOOTING SEASON has just commencedln i the " Emerald Isle." We presume: t he pe taken out a Sporting, Licence, as the m licentious. It would puzzle even an ga a rt i s ez have ver y Irish Orator to prodnce a finer climax than the speci men here_exemplified, heginning with blank cartridge and ending With four shots. It is much to be lamented . that the heroes should have had such " bad luck. Friday morning a nieeeng took place near Gahvay, hetweets A. Martin, Esq., of Dangan, and • Thomas Blake, of Menlo ; by the.judicious interference of friends, the matter was amicably arranged on the ground, when the parties shook hands in perfect cordiality. A•meeting took place this morning, at an early hour, at the Botanic Gardena; between Luke T. Dillon, Esq., Mount Dillon,. County Itoacommon, attended by Oliver Irwin, Esq., Bushy Park, County Galway; and John Barter, Esq.,. County , Cork, attended by:Williant Dean, Esq., of same.- place. After an ex change of shots the friends interfered, and an amicable arrange ment took place. . An affair of honour took place on Saturday morning last, at Dallinakill, County Galway, between Robert Lynch, Esq., .of Mount Elvin, and Denis R. O'Connor, Esq., of Wishnick ; the former accompanied by Lord A-n r-y, the hitter by Joseph Mae D-n-1, Esq. After an exchange of two shots each, without effect, the matter was accommodated to ,the satisfaction of all parties. Near Sligo, on Wednesday morning, , a.rneeting took.place be tween Mr. J--fl—t, and Mr. M—r—p--y, the former attended by Mr. 'J. G—ltn---r, the latter by Mr. G. 111-,st—n. The par- , ties fired two shots each without effect, cud were preparing fur a third,-when the country people assembled interposed, and the par ties were forced off the ground. • Friday morning, at an early Lour, Mr. R. Sargent, accompanied by Mr. Richard W. Morris, and a medical gentleman; .and Mr. P. Barron, accompanied by Mr. F. Wyse, and a professional attend ant, proceeded to Ballyhale, county Kilkenny; when, alter an ex change of four shots each, without effect, Mr. Wyse on the part of Mr. B. declared himself satisfied, and the parties left the ground. On Monday last, a meeting 'took place near .-Charleville, be tween Peter Smithwick, Esq., of the county of Tipperary, and Edward-Singleton, Esq., of the county of Clare—the former at tended by J. Messy, Esq., and the latter by J. Sargent, Esq. The parties fired four shots each, when the affair terminated, as we understand, without an amicable adjustment being effected. It was in the contemplation of the parties .to Lave Znot .neav Lime rick, but the subsequent arrest of one of them, nal his being botutd over to keep the peace in the county of Limerick, pre vented- it. A medical gentleman attended on the ground.— Dublin Evenipy Mail, May 22. HlOll WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 27 minutes after 5. j Eyening ....... 50 minutes after 5. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. The neighbourhood of Oakley-street, and the Orphan's .AsOutn, Lambeth, was yesterday thrown into the utmost alarm by an accident, which, we regret to learn, produced a melancholy ;ute ri tice of human life. About half•past eleven in the morning.the inhabitants were alarmed by a shock of the !earth, accompanied by a crashing noise as violent as that which would be produced by an earthquake. Many persons immediately ran from their houses into the road, some from fright and others front- Curiosity. It was aseertained that the shock had proceeded from a part of Maudelay'S extensive steam-engine manufactory, the walls of Which it appeared bad given way under the pressure of its pon derous-iron roof. Great anxiety was naturally evinced for the safety of the men who it was• known were, at work in that part of the premises, and the fears of many were unfortunately realized ; for, we understand that eighteen human beings were taken from the ruins, three of them quite dead, and several of them -in such a mutilated and bruised state, as left but slight hopes of their recovery. Soma of the scents which followed the general report of the accident in the neighboitrhood , were distressing beyond • description. Crowd.; of the female relatives of the workmen assembled round the pre mises, naturally anxious to ascertain whether -their friends were safe; and some of them arrived just at the moment when the un fortunate object.; of their solicitude. were dug out of the ruins in a dreadfully mangled state. .The screams of the women and chil• dren, whose misery was thus past doubt, added to those of several who wereatillin suspense, were truly heart-rending. About the number of persons, actually within the walls when the roof gave way, the accounts were various, and many of them, as .m*l, much exaggerated. Some said that 100 nien were at the mo ment employed „on and under the roof, -more than half of 'which nutuber,were among the sufferers; but this we have reason to be lieve is quite an over-statement. As far as we could learn, from inquiries made on the spot, the total number employed in that part of the building did not exceed 18 or 80, of whom 18 were severely wounded: One man (a domestic servant belonging, as we learned, to Mr. Maudslay, and .who was standing near the wall) was killed on the spot. Three persons, it was added, had,. at four o'clock in the afternoon, .died of their wounds. As to the cause of,the accident, there can, we think, be but one opinion—namely, that'the walls were much too slight to-suss- Ulu the weiglitof the itonienie mass of iron which constituted the roof. The building was but recently erected, and was not quite finished. It was about 100 feet in length, from SO to 40 in .width, -and about ta 0 feet high (to the eaves.) It was stated on, the premises (amongst many other erroneous accounts),' that the accident was occasioned by the 4 ' centres" of the rooting :not being sufficiently strong, and not by the want of •aufticient solidity in the walls. A very cursory view of the premises will, however, be sufficient to show the inaccuracy of this statement. Had the, roof fallen from weakness in the centre, the whole would have de scended within the wall, with little damage to the latter, except at the top; but this was not the case,. for the wall at ono side, to within five or six fret of the ground, was thrown forward into an adjoining street. We did withar whether suyperson•was seen passing at the moment, but, up to a late hour yesterday, no trace 'of any sufferer atthat side bad: besot discovered. (..)1 course, it would be uurousonable to impute IsiamUje Individual in a case of this kind, which , could never be the result of design in any quarter. •It would he less justifiable in the pre sent case, as we understand that Mr. Maudslay, (who, it should be added, was on the roof a, short time before' the accident hap pened) is is very-kind and hurnane,suan, and extremely attentive' t o th e comfort, o f th ose i n his employment. Still it is impos sible not to observe, that the appearance of the walls do by no means indicate the solidity and power of reeistance, which Would be required to support such is roof as lhat,' which, judging from the 'massive *squints ma saw , scattered about; 'they were 'intended ...to 'bear. We mention thisi as the impression on our mind from a , siew of the premise, but without intention of casting an imputation in any cluArter. Indeed, it is impossible to suppose, that In any case (not a Government job) is man would so construct a buildiug as that it should fall about the ears of the person. employed in it almost as soon as finished. We cannot, however, shut our eyes to the fact, that this is the third instance-(though the first with Ilfessrs. Maudslay) in the metropo4 lie, within three years, in which the walls of iron-roofed buildings have given way :—.11(1 slight proof that something remeins yet to be learned, or practised, in the formifon of those roofs, or in the construction (Atha walls intended to support them. , The sale of useful and ornamental works for the benefit of the distresssd Spitalfields Weavers has, we are . informed, be . en fixed, by the - Ladies' Patronesses, for -Monday and Tuesday next, at the. lisutrier-square Rooms.. igable Magistrate, R. Iron- Our Worthy and indefat monger, Esq. leaves us in a few days for Stafford, for which place be is a candidate, and where we under stand he is very p o p u l an —jirighton Gazette. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1826. The City was much agitated yesterday, by reports being circulated of intelligence having been received in town, by express, from Vienna, of an arrangement of the differences between Russia and Turkey ; and they were so far credited as to • occasion a rise of nearly. per Cent. in Consols, and a corresponding advance in most other public securities. Reports of important events of this nature must always be received with great caution, and the rumours which have been circulated appear to us to render such caution, on this occasion, even more than ordi narily necessary. It is stated " that the question re lative to .the occupation by the Russians of the for tresses cm the frontiers of , Turkey, and the nonfulfil ment of certain other provisions of the treaty of Bu charest have been referred to arbitration ; and that two Commissioners have been appointed on the part of the Turkish Government, to proceed to St. Peters burgh for-the purpose of settling it, under the media tion of the Austrian Ambassador in that capital ; that these Commissioners are to carry letters congratulating the Emperor NICUpLA.S on his accession, and pro fessing amity and good will ; and that the evacuation of the provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, with the appointment of the .Hospodars under the protection of Russia, are to precede the departure of the Com missioners, assurances having been given to the Divan that.the abandonment by Russia of the Frontier F0r.,1 tresses will be strongly urged on the Court. of St.. Petersburgh by the rest of the European Powers. This arrangement is said to have been brought about by the British Ambassador; to rest on the au thority of most respectable letters from Vienna, and to have been conveyed to this country with extraordinary . rapidity." b Such is the substance of the intelligence sYti t 9 have been received, and it appears to us to boar he stamp of improbability so strongly on its leading fea tures, that we have little doubt of the whole being a fabrication. Is it not altogether improbable, that at the moment the Divan is said •to agree to an arbitration relative to one point of the Treaty, it should- ! abandon . the Provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, the possession of which affords so important an advantage in any negociation rela tive to the surrender of the fortresses on the Asiatic Frontier of Turkey, and is the only security against the Accomplishment of any views of ambition which Russia may entertain towards Constantinople itself ? And is it not also improbable that the British Ambassador should ,promise the 'in terference of all the European Powers, to induce the Court of St: Petersburgh to fulfil a treaty, the .stipulations of which have been so long, and so much .violated by both nations ? We suipict, theiefore, the authenticity of this intelligence, and that it has. been circulated . for the purpose of raising the •price of Funds, an object which it appears to have effected. The Paris tapers of Monday, which 'arrived- last night contain no news of importance. Thee following article from the Quotidienne, dated Madrid, is the only paragraph worth copying. Frorri this - it would appear, that Spain entertains some intentions of re newing • her endeavours to regain some of her lost authority in Mexico, an attempt, which, if made, can only terminate in further disaster and disgrace. MADRIDi MAT 11 The Gantt* of to-day contains a dec ocua r cr ea uanr o rtedi f ne h . i t s o "Athfiejesptuyk,eodre dering that a l azare tt o s h a ll be established at Vigo, for the crews of vessels c o in i ng f ro m places subsequent to pestilential disorders. Those vessels which have had any deaths on the passage shall ma. n. t di o s g a o gr t eea o P b o le rt e A ir l e abo unua n a to n : e icr l f a o te rn ly i g l'lnfantado. It seems his We'd!' re c6 iDl e l d ukahoe hil lyn i n n oiat t f o ofar u irnl ng to r . a o c utak iou o i f a manner, that his Excellency would have resolved to resign irn dtmhuederetii aE bt r ioe , nu l t i l a it r y l t not esh persons o t aul h fr o rdouretmilaei i h, u idn about jlu,:tlhvieurrlieewni received. r a l e n; interest etiat howeveri:o teant: oi tha eg s ra t p li h e o re f tr ß ea a t yo o n f ne th w e n place, ourtc ande to y ti a le u. T it. We have just learnt the arrival, at the Havannab, y ou the Gasser° of the line, and the Sqfirs brig, aft er a passage of $3 d a y s . It seems certain that 4000 of our Lost troops will he em barked in the Hera and 4/yesiroe, lo'cltp r osent gituAatioli °think% Asia troops, and the squadron which is going to be collected in the island of Cuba, will enable the government to send an expedition of eight or ten thousand meu to assist the Spanish party in Mexico. - FRINCE Fowns.—Pants, May 22.—Five per Centa.f 96. ; Three per Cents., 64. 20c. ; Bank Stock, 2,010 f. ; Neapolitan Rentes, 73£ 25c. ; Spanish Rentes, ; Ditto,Loan, 45f 4°• Exchange on London, one month, 25f. SOc. ; three ditto, 35f. SOc. The French Papers tell us of a misunderstanding said to have arisen between the Cabinets of Prussia and the Netherlands—they assign several causes Of dissension. First, there is, they say, manifested on the part of Holland an indisposition to carry into effect certain provisions of the Congress of Vienna, with re gard to the liberty of navigation on the Rhine. Secondly, she refuses to pay, on behalf of her Duchy of Luxemburg, her fair contribution to the charges of the confederation ; and Thirdlv, " Proh pudor, e prism fides invidaque virtus," she has acknow ledged South American independence. The flame of dissension has, they tell us, been fanned by certain disagreements, said to exist between the Continental Governments with regard to Grecian affairs. The Editor of the Journal des Debats, as lie sat at his post watching (important charge) over the wel fare of Europe, first saw the evil and gave the alarm. This worthy, to a clear vision of the present, adds as clear a sight into the future; and we are happy toin form our reader's, that he prognosticates a bloodless termination to the quarrel. Prussia, says he, Will i"" demnify herself with heavier duties on the productions of Holland, and assuage her anger with vexatio us regulations on her trade. :• At a late hour this afternoon we received by EX' press the Etoile, dated yesterday morning. At noon, on the 19th, Prince Galitzen passed thrOugh Brussels on his way from St. Petcrsburgh with dispatches from his Government to the Russian Minister at the Court of the Netherlands. It would appear that these (Lis' patchesare of an important nature, the Prince havingint mediately continued his journey to the Hague, where lie would arrive on the 20th inst. The German Papers which were received in Paris on the 23d contain no news either from Turkey or Greece. The Genoa Gazette adds to the statements already. given with regard to the destruction of Missolonghi, a letter from Livourne, stating that that place pre- , seinedof a theefortfied town. apipearanc iil of al n alc A e ti o im,, r marsh, ra ther than that ceal the extent of his loss, had f or bidd d er e r sir th i e g al t :pr ocOaci: of any vessels from the lonian Islands to the s hores of Missolonghi. The disturbances at RoUen appear, by accounts dated from that city so late as the 23d instant, lo s il t lll a g t e c t d hPer to e have continued to a considerable extent, notivithstand. between the Catholic and Protestant inhabitants, arc, • FilzNca MAY . 2 , 17 ._5 per Cot., 96f. 35c. ; per 6lf. -Diet orts .of the The proceedinds in the House of Peers, hO. the Authorities were not .important. :another attempt disturbances atis NismeS,tt to suppress them. ade m throw a l the Bill waspassed by • a majority of I.q. out the Metropolitan Turnpike BM, bu t .o.n..presenting a Petition from the P Vincent and Dominica, praying that 110 farther into! ference with their property should be made without inquiry into the condition of the Slaves, and t he g e7 neral state of the Colonies, the LORD CHANCELLOR, drew the attention of the House to the facts, that in e as proposed by efforts vious have condition of their cultivation by Slaves ; and th at the ily been ee o p e f i some cases lands had been purchased of the Crown ° Government of this Country had at one time Ac t° refused to limit the importation of Slaves into facts , if any arguments were wanting, would est" bli ' the Legislature of that Island. Vest the just right of the Proprietors of Colonial ProPerthY 'enters of St . : to remuneration from the public, in the event Of policy on which the Government has hitherto acted, being changed, with a view of bringi n g Bbo , ti the emancipation of the Slaves. If such a d es ` r i i ble end can be • accomplished with a due regar to the just rights( of individuals, we shall, as wt stid yesterday, be foremoit in advocating it ; bu t ardel' te", as we admire liberty in the abstract, and much 85 should rejoice to* see the blessingS of freedom.enie by every human being, who Byes under the prot ec-i° i. of. the British Constitution, we yin never, COse° to g , do evil that good may prevail;''. and, tb ete r without a full a nd complete compensation to Pt.. ns . i• • tO sons who, on the faith of the Government , • luive vested their C a pit a l i n th e C o lonies, we shall resl- a l nation will be pr e p are d t o mee t the expences of sut a compensation i s a difF ere nt question; if .it e antw , ~ which those w h o exam i n e the state of our finance' • lieve— then we must postpone the agitation of the 9 u " h• ject until th e res ources of the country: enable it n act with justi ce and honour in the adoption of tz humane and liberal policy. l,:any further inv as io n o f th e i r propertypropertyWhether In consequence of the alterations which have. beef!„ce of made in the Bonded Corn Bill, in the 11°7; or Lords, a postponement of the period before axe " the Dissolution has been rendered unav oidable; 3 % we understand that it is not now expected to tP place 'till Friday se'nnight. There has been a strong demonstration of 1.6 ' 1 1 in France with regard to the Machinations 0ft11.4.- suit Missionaries.lt appears that thtige•Wifs'lls:"' All Lotteries end for ever with this Drawing. Six Prizes £30,000, all in One Day. The price of Tickets and Shares will rise after next Saturday. PRICES OF STOCKS Tnx Bank Stock 282 1 3 per Cent, lied 78 1 Li 3 per cent. Cong A . per Cent. Ditto Red ' 8411 4 per Cent. New 95 Ditto Scrip — Mink Long Ann In 11-16 India Stock 9tis !Art° Bonds — DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock — ° E N x. k el t v:D r i :i i n t s t u p o i x tic l:ooo 2,1: 44 8 9 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. 9 9 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised liAnk for Account — India for Account — Cons. for Accennt 914! PRICCS OF FOREIGN F Aintrlan Bonds 5 per cent Brazilian Bond Buenos Ayres Bonds Cbilian Bonds, G per cent. C.olornbi.in Bonds Ditto, 19'21 42 F 4 314 VS 3 Danish, 3 per cen , 51%1i Greek Bonds Ditto 1825 1514 Vutttiniala Meitican Bonds Ditto, 1925 WI( 3 14 3 PRICES OF SHARES Roe dPI Monte Mining Comp,n, Arrived Due. 1 Dublin I, W.,terford 0 0 Guernsey& Jersey 0 • O Lisbon Gottenburgh 0 Hamburgh 0 0 Holland 1 France • 'NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Nuapolitan, 18•d4 Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds 72;i Prussian, 5 per cent. .9034 Ditto, New Russian, New, 5 per cent. __ 73 Spanish; IM; 5 Per cent... French Itentoo, sp.c. - —f Exchange —f. —c. per cent. —l.—c. Exchange -4. -c. AT ONE OCLOCK. Pahl. Per Share. £4OO :4 (1 I I.S. Arrived.. Due. O Flanders 0 O Jamaica 0 • 0 Leeward Islands O Malta O America 0 O Brasil 0 • Buenos Ayres .. 7 fllll.